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Russia, 
United StatesRussia says US plans to shoot down a broken spy satellite are a cover for testing an anti-satellite weapon.
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United StatesEight people are killed as a car careens into a crowd at an illegal drag car race in the United States.
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LebanonThe Lebanese army intervenes to break up clashes between rival political factions in Beirut.
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MadagascarPeople in Madagascar are braced for a tropical cyclone which is expected to make landfall in the north-east.
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NetherlandsA 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed for the Nazis gives a concert for the first time in decades.
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Kenya, 
Tanzania, United StatesUS President George W Bush calls for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, as he continues his African tour.
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India, 
AustraliaAustralia move well clear in the CB Series table after a 50-run win over India in a low-scoring match in Adelaide.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesUS President George W Bush calls for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, as he continues his African tour.
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Brazil, 
GermanyThe Elite Squad, a Brazilian film about police violence wins the Golden Bear - the top prize at the Berlin film festival.
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IndiaThere is heavy fighting between police and Maoist rebels hiding in a jungle in the Indian state of Orissa.
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United Kingdom, 
FijiThe military government in Fiji has deported a lawyer from the International Bar Association.
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Greece, 
CyprusCyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos is knocked out of the presidential race in the first round of voting.
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CubaCuba releases four political prisoners in what diplomats call a positive move by acting leader, Raul Castro.
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United KingdomTroubled bank Northern Rock will be taken temporarily into public ownership, the chancellor says.
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AfghanistanA suicide bomb kills up to 80 people in Kandahar in one of Afghanistan's deadliest attacks since 2001.
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Serbia and MontenegroKosovo's parliament declares independence from Serbia, to jubilation in Pristina but angry protests in Belgrade.
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